16 Months Ago, Sean P. Means(noreply@blogger.com) from Salt Lake Tribune says (in Oscar Watch '09: Thinning the herd) A few movies that were early Oscar contenders may be dropping out of the race. Paramount Pictures, facing a crunch in its advertising budget, has decided to move "The Soloist" - a drama starring Jamie Foxx as a homeless musician and Robert Downey Jr. as the journalist who befriends him - to ne...

And Eurweb.com says (in PARAMOUNT YANKS 'SOLOIST' FROM AFI FEST: Jamie Foxx/Robert Downey Jr. film pulled after release date changed.) Paramount's decision to move the release date of its Jamie Foxx film "The Soloist" from Nov. 21 to March 13 not only takes it out of Oscar contention, as previously reported, but has also led to its removal from the opening night slot at this year's AFI FEST.

And Variety says (in Paramount pulls 'Soloist' from AFI) Web Exclusive: Film was scheduled to open, premiere at fest -- A week after Paramount pulled "The Soloist" out awards season, it’s yanked the drama out of the Oct. 30 AFI Fest opening night slot – which would have been the drama’s world premiere.

And Variety.com says (in Paramount pulls 'Soloist' from AFI) Film News: Film was scheduled to open, premiere at fest -- A week after Paramount pulled "The Soloist" out awards season, it’s yanked the drama out of the Oct. 30 AFI Fest opening night slot – which would have been the drama’s world premiere.

And Film Festivals says (in Paramount pulls 'Soloist' from AFI) Film Festivals: Film was scheduled to open, premiere at fest -- A week after Paramount pulled "The Soloist" out awards season, it’s yanked the drama out of the Oct. 30 AFI Fest opening night slot – which would have been the drama’s world premiere.

And Front Page says (in Paramount pulls 'Soloist' from AFI) Front Page: Film was scheduled to open, premiere at fest -- A week after Paramount pulled "The Soloist" out awards season, it’s yanked the drama out of the Oct. 30 AFI Fest opening night slot – which would have been the drama’s world premiere.